Archery Equipment Customs and Licensing

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Hi,

I am a licensed archery instructor in the US. I am planning to travel to another country through Taiwan with my equipment. I have already read on the following thread that bows and arrows are prohibited items in Taiwan and may not be allowed through customs.

forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi … 9&t=106386

Can anyone tell me who I should contact to obtain a license for my equipment? It is a takedown bow that I keep disassembled and store in a very discreet container. The only places I would even consider assembling it are at certified archery ranges - I visited a few of them last time I was in Taiwan. If that is not possible, is there is a way to safely store my equipment with customs during my brief stay?

Thanks,

– Robert

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I’ve heard that you can store weapons at the airport. Sorry, don’t have any more information. Your correct and don’t try and bring it into Taiwan without approval.

Consider contacting the Archery Association of the Republic of China at Tel: +886-(0)2-27216182 Fax: +886-(0)2-27813837 Address: Taipei, Taiwan on the 20th Zhu Lun Street Room 701 Email: archery.org.tw/

I’m sure they would be very nice and helpful. You could email them or even cold-call and ask if anyones speaks English. When do you need to know? I could drop by and find out what they know but not until I’m back in Taiwan around 13 Sep.

I’m offering to help as I’ve bow-hunted but not in Taiwan and am curious about the whole sport activity here in Taiwan.

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Thank you for the response Tango. I have contacted the archery association using the email you provided. I can speak Chinese so I think I will cold call them as well.

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Cold called the archery association. They said for target bows and arrows, you can just break them down and bring them in. I wouldn’t try this with a hunting setup though. It’s hard to convince anyone that a broadhead is for target shooting. Target archery seems to be quite popular here and several ranges have sprung up. The only thing is that nobody seems to have heard of left-eye-dominance so there are no left-handed bows. That is the primary reason why I wanted to bring my own gear. I’m going to check out a few of those ranges now that I am in town.